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Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon
21 September 2026 at 08:45
An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.
Sunni Muslims wave flags during a protest against a clause in an prisoner amnesty law that would exclude some inmates, in Beirut, in May.
© Bilal Hussein/Associated Press
